News for Bedford County, Tennnessee
More Tennesseans started the second month of 2024 on the job as employment improved across the state in February. Every county recorded lower unemployment rates for the month, according to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. All 95 counties showed an improved unemployment situation when compared to their revised January …
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The United Way, serving Bedford and Lincoln counties, is proud to announce the opening of the grant process for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Through the United Way grant program, partners’ dollars go further with strategic investments in the areas of health, education, and income. Proposals for a one-year grant will be accepted beginning on April …
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Tennessee Risk Management Trust, a member-owned insurance trust that serves public entities in Tennessee, has presented the Bedford County Highway Department with a $13,609 grant. The grant will be used for safety-related purchases such as yellow reflective jackets, shirts, eyewash stations, barricades, and signage. Pictured: Mark Bilyeu of TRMT made the presentation Thursday morning to Highway …
A post on social media last week announcing that Bedford County Highway Department will have a contractor doing roadside weed management on over 200 miles of county roads for the next few weeks prompted several comments and questions. Highway Superintendent Mark Clanton has provided some additional information, which we hope will answer some of the …
The two children reported missing out of Shelbyville, Tennessee, have been found safe. The TBI confirms that 2-year-old Journey Garrett and 9-month-old Daley Garrett were found in Alabama. Their non-custodial mother, Casey Campbell, was taken into custody and charged with especially aggravated kidnapping. TBI says both girls were last seen in Shelbyville on March 13 …
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Bedford County Mayor Chad Graham attended the Monday, March 18, quarterly Bedford County Historical Society meeting to present a proclamation recognizing and congratulating the organization on its 50th anniversary. Graham explained the declaration to the Historical Society President Al Simmons. The society publishes the Bedford County Historical Quarterly and various special publications about county history. …
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East Side Elementary School’s Invention Club had six students compete at the 31st Annual Invention Convention at Middle Tennessee State University on February 22nd. More than 700 4th and 5th graders from all over Middle Tennessee competed with an original invention where they showcased their working prototype, made a display board, and gave a presentation …
Student Inventors at East Side Elementary in Bedford County Advance to Nationals Read More »
The county’s solid waste program belongs to all county residents and its policy is to treat all county residents equally, no matter whether they live inside or outside city limits.
Shelbyville high school Spanish teacher and assistant football coach Alejandro A.J. Nunez was arrested on Tuesday for child sex crimes. The Shelbyville Police Department said Nunez was arrested in connection with an incident involving a 16-year-old female student. Police added that the student told them that Nunez took an inappropriate picture of her in his …
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Bedford County Schools, like most school districts across the nation, need teachers. A robust school system is vital to economic development and a community’s success. Bedford County Schools will host a Teacher Recruitment Fair on Thursday, April 4, from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM at the Shelbyville High School Theater lobby, 401 Eagle Blvd. For …
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